Animal IntelligenceD. Appleton, 1884 - 520 pages |
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... side issue which concerns the general relation of body and mind , and has nothing to do with the guarantee of inferring the presence of mind in particular cases . those which are manifested by man , sufficiently prove the 8 INTRODUCTION .
... side issue which concerns the general relation of body and mind , and has nothing to do with the guarantee of inferring the presence of mind in particular cases . those which are manifested by man , sufficiently prove the 8 INTRODUCTION .
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... side there is no distinction im- posable . The former difficulty is obviated by the distinc- tion which I have drawn ... side , or the side of the nervous system , there is no distinction to be drawn . Whether or not a neural process is ...
... side there is no distinction im- posable . The former difficulty is obviated by the distinc- tion which I have drawn ... side , or the side of the nervous system , there is no distinction to be drawn . Whether or not a neural process is ...
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... side to side in all directions with a vigour and suddenness which were highly astonish- ing , so that it seemed as if the animalcule would either break its forceps or wrench its tail from its body . No movements could possibly be better ...
... side to side in all directions with a vigour and suddenness which were highly astonish- ing , so that it seemed as if the animalcule would either break its forceps or wrench its tail from its body . No movements could possibly be better ...
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... , it will very soon make its way over the side of the watch - glass and get to it . ' This is certainly a remarkable observation : for it seems to show that the rhizopod distinguishes the presence of the PROTOZOA . 19.
... , it will very soon make its way over the side of the watch - glass and get to it . ' This is certainly a remarkable observation : for it seems to show that the rhizopod distinguishes the presence of the PROTOZOA . 19.
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... side and then to the other side of the bell , in order to give suck to the larvæ on the sides of the bell - the larvæ dipping their long noses into the nutrient fluids which that organ of the parent's body contained . I cite this case ...
... side and then to the other side of the bell , in order to give suck to the larvæ on the sides of the bell - the larvæ dipping their long noses into the nutrient fluids which that organ of the parent's body contained . I cite this case ...
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Page 360 - ... repast. I had not long habituated him to this taste of liberty, before he began to be impatient for the return of the time when he might enjoy it. He would invite me to the garden by drumming upon my knee, and by a look of such expression as it was not possible to misinterpret.
Page 171 - Maclaurin, by a fluxionary calculation, which is to be found in the Transactions of the Royal Society of London. He has determined precisely the angle required ; and he found, by the most exact mensuration the subject could admit, that it is the very angle in which the three planes in the bottom of the cell of a honeycomb do actually meet.
Page i - ANIMAL LIFE AS AFFECTED BY THE NATURAL CONDITIONS OF EXISTENCE.
Page 359 - ... knee. He was ill three days, during which time I nursed him ; kept him apart from his fellows, that they might not molest him (for, like many other wild animals, they persecute one of their own species that is sick) and, by constant care, and trying him with a variety of herbs, restored him to perfect health. No creature...
Page 11 - For my own part, I look upon it as upon the principle of gravitation in bodies, which is not to be explained by any known qualities inherent in the bodies themselves, nor from any laws of mechanism, but, according to the best notions of the greatest philosophers, is an immediate impression from the first mover, and the divine energy acting in the creatures.